At the Automatica show in Munich, the software and equipment manufacturers worked together to show the feasibility of robot machining with the production of a wooden miniature Kuka-robot model at the Fraunhofer IPA booth and a bicycle component at the Robotmaster booth.

The RigiMill high-speed machining centre from Swedish manufacturer Modig holds the world record for high-speed milling. The Y and Z axes of the RigiMill feature twin drives with cooled HMD ball screws from NSK. Axial bearings and roller guide-ways for the axes are also supplied by NSK.

CNC Software, Inc., producers of Mastercam CAD/CAM software, announces a 3-axis and 4-axis milling post processor that will unleash the highest productivity on Sinumerik-controlled machine tools.

Hard times for foundries: The boom of 3D metal printing is threatening their market shares for metal-cast components. They need to modernise their production processes.

Die-sinking systems from ONA serve for modification and repair of very large moulds and for fine-sparking of high-precision small moulds.

The focus on detail and consistency is what led Rudd Macnamara to Keyence systems. Detailed here is how the investment helped their business.

For anyone who is afraid of the intellectual and financial investments in 3D printing, experienced contract manufacturers are the obvious choice. These companies rely on different experiences and priorities.

How do computer-aided modelling and computer-aided manufacturing work? Here's what people should know about the basics.

Austria/ UK - Julius Blum, an Austrian manufacturer of top-quality slides, hinges and other products for kitchen units, uses 3-axis and 5-axis machining centres from Roeders to help maintain the company’s international reputation as an innovator and technology leader.

One of the UK’s leading aluminium casting foundries, Alucast, is celebrating its 50th birthday in style after announcing plans for a new £1.2m technical centre and machine shop.